Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has made an unanticipated visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming only the third Western leader to meet Putin since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Fico, a vocal critic of the European Union’s support for Ukraine during the conflict, stated that … Read more
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot multiple times after a cabinet meeting and is in hospital with life-threatening injuries. The attack was condemned by EU chiefs, including Slovak President Zuzana Caputova, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Fico, a populist leader accused of being Kremlin-friendly, has made controversial remarks … Read more
Russia earned billions from gas costs regardless of EU sanctions. EKO HOT BLOG reports that damning data revealed that Russia has earned £136.952billion from fossil gas exports after six months of conflict with Ukraine. After the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, western countries scrambled to hurt Russia’s economy with sanctions against energy and fuel imports. … Read more
Many Nigerians resident in Ukraine had fled the capital and other cities that have come under attack by Russian forces The flight from Poland was delayed on Thursday due to a delay in preparing passengers for the check-in process EKO HOT BLOG reports that some Nigerians who fled Ukraine amid a Russian invasion are expected … Read more
The Federal Government had during the weekend initiated moves to bring back Nigerians caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war The Nigerian citizens resident in Ukraine had made their way to either Poland, Hungary or Romania in a bid to avoid the military assault launched by Russia EKO HOT BLOGreports that the first batch of Nigerian … Read more
The head of the United Nations refugee agency says more than half a million people had fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on Thursday In Poland, the country that has reported the most arrivals, trains continued to bring refugees into the border town of Przemysl on Monday. In winter coats to protect them against near-freezing temperatures, … Read more
Blessing Okagbare, a Nigerian sprinter has been banned for a total of 10 years for multiple breaches of anti-doping rules, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) said on Friday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Blessing Okagbare, who has an Olympic silver medal in the long jump from the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally suspended before the … Read more